Chemnitz tramway

Chemnitz tramway network

Trams at Chemnitz Hbf, 2007.
Operation
Locale	Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Horsecar era: 1880 (1880)–1898 (1898) Status Converted to electricity Track gauge 914 mm (3 ft) Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1893 (1893) Status Operational Operator(s) Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft () (CVAG) (since 1990) City-Bahn Chemnitz (CBC) Track gauge 914 mm (3 ft)Ra (1893–ca 1914) 925 mm (3 ft 13⁄32 in) (ca 1914–1950s/1988) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (since the 1950s) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V DC overhead Track length (total) 28.7 km (17.8 mi) Route length 39.97 km (24.84 mi) Map of the network, 2008. Website CVAG (German) (English) (French)

The Chemnitz tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Chemnitz) is a network of tramways forming the centrepiece of the public transport system in Chemnitz, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.

Opened in 1880 as a horsecar system, the network was converted to an electrically powered system between 1893 and 1898. The network's gauge, originally 914 mm (3 ft), was widened to 925 mm (3 ft ¹³⁄₃₂ in) by the outbreak of World War I. From the 1950s, the gauge was widened further, to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge, although the gauge conversion work was not completed until as late as 1988.

The network is currently operated by Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft () (CVAG) and City-Bahn Chemnitz (CBC).

As of 10 October 2016^[update], the network consists of 9 lines, as follows:

Coordinates: 50°49′55″N 12°55′20″E / 50.83194°N 12.92222°E / 50.83194; 12.92222